#bcbb7a

Color #bcbb7a

A muted light yellow.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 6.36 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 13.7

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Conversions

HEX

#bcbb7a

RGB

rgb(188, 187, 122)

HSL

hsl(59.1, 33%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(59.1, 35.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0.5%, 35.1%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(74.6, -9.59, 33.1)

LCH

lch(74.6, 34.46, 106.16)

OKLCH

oklch(77.8%, 0.0856, 107.48)

HWB

hwb(59.1, 47.8%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7a7bbc

Analogous

#bc9a7a

#bcbb7a

#9cbc7a

Triadic

#bcbb7a

#7abcbb

#bb7abc

Split-complementary

#bcbb7a

#7a9cbc

#9a7abc

Tetradic

#bcbb7a

#7bbc7a

#7a7bbc

#bb7abc

Square

#bcbb7a

#7abc9a

#7a7bbc

#bc7a9c

Shades

Color #bcbb7a mixed toward black.

#aba958

#898845

#676634

#454423

#222211

Tints

Color #bcbb7a mixed toward white.

#c7c690

#d2d2a6

#deddbd

#e9e8d3

#f4f4e9

Tones

Color #bcbb7a mixed toward gray.

#b7b680

#b1b085

#acab8b

#a6a690

#a1a096

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.53:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.53:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#bcbc8d · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#bcbc92 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#bc9b9d · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#b7b7b7 · ΔE 19.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #bcbb7a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#bcbb7a]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#bcbb7a (#bcbb7a) is rgb(188, 187, 122) in RGB.

No, #bcbb7a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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